Tor's North American Covers

The Quintaglio Ascension

These are the covers of the Tor reissues of the Quintaglio Ascension. The
artwork is the same as on the original
Ace covers, but Tor's art department went for
a more science-fictional look.

On the left is the cover of the reprint edition of
Far-Seer, published by Tor Books
in May 2004 (ISBN 0-765-30974-2). The cover art is by Tom Kidd.
The character depicted is Afsan, the Quintaglio counterpart of Galileo.
The Science Fiction Book Club used the same art on their
hardcover edition. I liked this oil painting so much, I bought the
original from Tom.

In the middle is the cover of the reprint edition of
Fossil Hunter, published by Tor Books
in March 2005 (ISBN 0-765-30793-4). In 1992, Tom Kidd went on a sabbatical
to work on a coffee-table book of his own art, so Bob Eggleton
ably took over doing the covers for the Quintaglio books.
The character depicted is Afsan's son Toroca, who becomes the Quintaglio
counterpart of Darwin. He's holding the Jijaki handheld computer in his
left hand and a geologist's pick in his right. Note the two wingfingers
flying in the background.

On the right is the cover of the reprint edition of
Foreigner, published by Tor Books
in July 2005 (ISBN 0-765-30972-6). This cover is also by Bob Eggleton.
The character depicted is Novato, leader of the Exodus Project; Novato
is Toroca's mother. Note the stunning view of the Face of God rising
behind the Quintaglio home world. This view was obscured by the title scroll
on the original Ace edition.